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To: Mariner

“However, the Vice President wouldn’t have the same short-term immunity and could face criminal charges while performing his or her constitutional duties. In 2000, Randolph Moss from the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department re-examined those two opinions and still found them to be valid based on “judicial precedents” and the interpretation of Founding-era documents.”

Can a Vice President be charged with a crime while in office?
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/can-a-vice-president-be-charged-with-a-crime-while-in-office


88 posted on 05/18/2020 2:01:33 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Hostage

Yes, a VP can be charged while in office if he commits a crime of his own initiative.

However, if he acts on direction of POTUS, POTUS’s immunity extends to him...and/or every other member of the executive branch.


89 posted on 05/18/2020 2:18:57 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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